.FILE PHOTO: Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, who lost his son last week in an Israeli airstrike, speaks during an anti-Israel rally organised by the Hamas movement in Gaza March 4, 2008. Egypt called on Tuesday for a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza but the United States said only negotiations between Israel and the Palestian Authority could lead to lasting peace. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s newly elected political chief?

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Hamas has announced the election of Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political bureau. Here’s what to know about the veteran leader and negotiator.